DeMint isn’t just talking about the shrinking middle-class America nor poor Americans. Nor is he talking about small business owners–despite the almost laughable claims to the contrary. DeMint and the rest of the Republican leaders are adamant that the top 2% of American earners must be given a $700 billion tax break over the next 10 years. Why? Well, the most commonly cited Republican excuse is that it will help small businesses.

But according to PolitiFact.com, “Other data indicate that among all tax payers who might be small business owners, most would not see taxes go up if the Bush tax cuts for the highest earners are allowed to expire.” During the 2008 campaign, analysis by the Tax Policy Center showed that only 2% of ALL tax filers who report ANY business income would see increased taxes with the Obama tax plan.